Also called: Certified Course Measurer, Marathon Course Certifier
Measures 5K, 10K, and marathon courses with a calibrated bike wheel counter so race distances are exact and records count.
A course measurer pedals a bike fitted with a special counter along a city marathon route at dawn, riding the shortest legal path around every corner. They ride it twice, check the numbers, and send maps and data to the national certification group.
Approximate; mostly side income, paid per course.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
No formal education, about 0 years after high school. No degree; you learn the official method and calibrate carefully.
Ways in: Self-taught, Certification. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Civil Engineering Technology, Surveying.
Growing about average. Thousands of races want certified courses.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. GPS isn't precise enough for certification, so careful bike measuring by people is still required.
Classes: Math, Geometry, Physics.
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